The British Monarchy Flashcards

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1
Q

confier qqch à qqn, charger qqn de

A

to entrust sb with

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plutôt

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rather

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apprendre qqch à qqn

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to inform sb with

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bien s’entendre avec

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to get on well with,

to get along with

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envisager de

A

to consider + BVing

to contemplate the idea of

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un salaire (pour de 2daire)

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a wage

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un salaire (pour le 3aire)

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a salary

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se tenir à l’abri du jeu politique

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to keep above the political fray

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euphorique

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ecstatically

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prendre une décision

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to make a decision

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se décider

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to make up one’s mind

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un locataire

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a tenant

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sur le point de

au bord de

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on the verge of

on the brink of

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un magasin

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a shop

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un grand magasin

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a department store

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monter sur le trône

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to ascend the throne

17
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le cérémonie du couronnement

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the coronation ceremony

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être diffusé à la télé partout dans le monde

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to be aired on TV globally

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débarquer

A

to disembark

20
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un avantage

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an asset

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un inconvénient

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a liability

22
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un cessez-le-feu

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a ceasefire

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une trève

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a truce

24
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faire de l’ombre à qqn

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to overshadow someone

25
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accompagner la Grande Bretagne à travers

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to steer Britain through

26
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un monarque fade

A

a bland monarch

27
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se tenir au courant

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to keep abreast of current affairs

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transmettre, donner

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to bestow sth

29
Q

le patrimoine

A

heritage

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fausser

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to stew

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un peu

A

a might

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puissant

A

mighty

33
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avoir le courage de, oser

prendre des mesures audacieuses

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to take the bold step of